Curtain stretcher



I. L. STUTTE.

CURTAIN STRETCHER- APPLICATION FILED l-ULYI3,1921.

Painted Apr. 25,1922.

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J. L. STUTTE.

CURTAIN STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13. 1921.

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cuRrArn smamcm To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, JosnPH L. STU'I'IE,--3.

citizenof the United States, residing at Flint, in the county of Grenesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Curtain Stretcher,

held out of contact with each other, to per-' mit the passage of air between them and facilitate drying of the curtains.

Another object is to so construct a stretcher of this character, that the curtains stretched and dried thereon, will hang perfectly straight when the 'o eration is completed.

With these'and ot er objects in view, the invention consists in certaln novel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a plan view or front elevation of the stretchers shown in use.

Fig. 2 is a similar View, with the stretcher in a partially collapsed position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the stretcher in a collapsed position held ready for storage or transportation; and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation,-showing the stretcherin standing position for drying the curtains.

In the embodiment illustrated the stretcher constituting this invention, comprises two Side bars, 1 and 2, connected at their terminals by foldable end bars 3 and 1, said end bars being hingedly connected with the side bars as shown at 5, and the sections thereof connected with each other as shown at 6, the hinges being arranged reversely. so-

means, hooks 9 being here shown carried byone section and engag ng eyes 10, carried by the other section.

Chains 11 and .12'are'attached at one end Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 25, Application filed m 13,

1921. Serial in. 484,354.-

to the outer fac'esof the sidebars 1 and 2 and detachablyengaged at their other ends with the inner faces of. the end member 3, being stretched taut to hold the frame in open position.

Hingedly mounted on'the rear faces of the side bars 1 and 2, are su'pporting legs li; and 14, which are designed to support the frame-in a vertical or substantially vertical position, when the curtains have been .placedthereon ready for drying. These legs .1 13

and 14: are provided near their ends with eyes 15, which are designed to be engaged by hooks 16 carried by the respective side bars to hold the legs in either open or closed positions, the hooks 16 being engaged with I the inner eyes 15 when the legs are open as shown in full lines in Fig. 4, and with the outer eyes 15 when said legs are folded as shown in dottedlines in said figure.

Hooks 17 are also carried by the rear face 1 of one side bar, and are adapted to engage eyes 18 carried by the other side bar when the frame is 'in collapsed position as shown in Fig. 3 for holding it with the parts secured against wobbling. or opening.

The side bars 1 and 2, are provided'on their front faces at their opposite ends with a plurality of series of seats or notches 19 and 20, the notches of the series 19 beingdeeper than those of the series 20.. These notches or seats 19 and 20, are designed to receive curtain carrying poles orrods 21, four of which are shown, and which are of a length to extend transversely of the frame when in open position and to project at their ends beyond the side bars thereof, as is,

shown clearly in Fig. 1, the undercut portions of these notches are arranged inwardly, so that when the rods 21 are mounted therein, after the curtain C' has been applied thereto, the tightening of the curtain will cause the rods engaged therewith to enter said undercut seat portions, as is shown clearly in Fig. 4.

As shown, the deeper notches or seats 19 are arranged at opposite ends-of the series of shallower seats 20, (see Fig. 4) and when the poles or rods 21 are mounted therein, obviously they will be held in planes, one in advance of the other, so that the curtain supported by said contact. 7

The curtains C are here shown with hems at their opposite ends,.through which the 'rods21 are passed and'obviously when the rods will be held out ofrods are seated so as to stretch these curtains taut, longitudinally, they will be of uniform length and when dried and placed in use will hang evenly. i In the frame shown'in from the eyes 18,-and the frame opened up i.in the position shown in Fig' 1 and the hooks 9 engaged with the eyes and the chains 11 and 12 attached to the end bar 3 After the frame has been positioned thus,

the legs 14 are openedto support it in upright position and secured by engaging the hooks 16 with the .inner eyes 15 on said legs. The rods 21 which when not in use may be strapped to, the folded frame or otherwise'disposed of are inserted throughthe hems in the curtains C and saidrods are engaged with the seats 19 and 20 as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 4, the rodswhich are mounted in the seats 20 being held in advance of those carried by seats 19, so

that the curtains mounted onsaid rods will beheld out of-contact with each other, and air currents permitted to pass between them to effect quick drying, As above described the engagement of the rods with the seats at opposite ends of the side bars, the seats at one end facing in-a direction opposite to Fi 1 the width thereof is sufiicient to accommodate a pair passage between them of air' those at the other, will operate to place the curtains C under tension and hold the rods against accidental detachment; from the seats.' 7

The preferred embodiment of the inventionis disclosed in the drawings and set forth in the specification, but it 'Will be u'n-ij derstood that any; modifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made in the construction without departing from the principle .of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

'What I claim is:

1. A curtain stretcher comprising side and v end bars and curtain carrying rods, said side bars being provided in their front faceswith a plurality of rod receiving seats of varying depths, the seats on one bar being I arranged in transverse alinement with those on the other bar, said seats being adapted to receive and support the curtain carrying rods to hold them in superposed planes sp ced from each other toprovide for the .y' the rods.

2. A, curtain stretcher comprising hingedly connected side and end bars, said end bars being composed of hingedly connected assage of air between the curtains carried.

sections, means to hold said sections in ex tended operativev position, said side bars being provided in one face thereof at their opposite ends with a -plurality of series of 'rod receiving notches of varyin depths, whereby the rods are supported 111 planes in advance of each other, and the curtains carried by said rods held out of contact.

In testimony whereof, I afiix' my signature hereto.

' JOSEPI-IL, STUTTE. 

